Damiano Martinelli

Damiano Martinelli (died 1500) was a patrician of the Martinelli family of Cesena during the Renaissance. He was Duke during the 1490s, and Cesare Borgia approached him in 1500 with a deal: Martinelli could pay the Denarii Sancti Petri tithe to the Papal States, co-exist with Achille Tiberti and his family, or submit to Borgia. Martinelli chose to submit to Borgia and keep the peace, but Tiberti came into Martinelli's palace at night and clubbed him to death, telling Martinelli that he eventually planned to overthrow Borgia.